Instructors
SkySchool runs Paramotoring Instructor courses from our main location at Aerodromo Ordis in north east Spain. These courses are available for those who have logged at least 50 flying hours flying Paramotors over the past 2 years. The course aims to qualify both Assistant and fully qualified Instructors through the new Powered Paragliding International Instructors Organisation; known as PPGio.
Courses run at the beginning and end of the season in March and November. During the course students will learn how to correctly and safely instruct the PPGio student training syllabus as well as deliver a wide variety of lectures. It is an intensive course designed to test potential instructors in order to see if they are capable of taking on the responsibility of working as a Paramotoring instructor.
The courses are run Mike Campbell-Jones who has over 25 years experience as a Paragliding and Paramotoring instructor and is also the founder of Paramania Powergliders. Mike is assisted by Alex Ledger and Dean Eldridge from SkySchool.
The 12 day course costs €120 a day and takes place at Aerodromo Ordis in Spain. Equipment hire, accommodation, travel, insurance, fuel, food and alcohol are not included in this price. For accommodation and further information visit the Location page or contact us.
Course Dates
2nd - 16th November 2008
March/April 2009 - Dates to be confirmed
PPGio
For some time now the PPGio team comprising Mike Campbell-Jones and a number of prominent instructors from various countries have been working together to put in place this system.
The diagram opposite outlines the basic structure of PPGio.It is a UK Limited company,therefore devoid of politics and able to make fast decisions, whilst operating internationally. It is web based with a developing data base, allowing access online for Schools, Instructors and pilots. It is funded by the school memberships and numbered student packs, these include, a book written specifically for our training methods, a training log book and provisional licence card.
It provides important safety notices and relevant training updates It promotes universally safe training methods, whilst setting the standards for comprehensive insurance and pilot ratings.There will be other speciality disciplines within the sport where further tuition for Instructors will be required ie, heavy trikes, tandem foot-launch and hill flying. Feedback from Instructors interested in working with PPGio on these specialities and a number of other development areas including translation would be greatly appreciated.